Homeless Sunday is organised by Housing Justice and Scottish Churches Housing Action. It provides an opportunity for churches and Christian groups join together to pray, reflect and plan practical action on homelessness, as well as provide ‘a united Christian voice to offer solidarity and be a prophetic voice for change’. We need change here in Birmingham. The statistics published by the Government last week showed that in October/November 2017 it is estimated there were at least 57 rough sleepers in Birmingham on any night. That is an increase from just 7 in 2007. This is unacceptable. Central and local government need o do more, as do the voluntary sector and all of us to tackle the issue of rough sleeping.
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The announcement by the Prime Minister on new curbs to plastic waste is very welcome, but a 25 year phased introduction is too long and demonstrates a lack of ambition. We need an end to plastic packaging sooner. A walk around Tyseley and Hay Mills will demonstrate the number of plastic bottles, crisp packets and take away containers that litter our area. We need to be doing more to keep our city clean. If you support the ban on plastic packaging please sign the petition of the charity Surfers Against Sewage, who campaign for cleaner seas and oceans. You can sign the petition here. When developers build new houses, the development has an impact on the local community. Growth in the local population might lead to greater pressure on social or sports facilities; or an increase in traffic. Section 106 Agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy can be used by the City Council to require developers to pay for projects to help manage the impact of developments These agreements are negotiated between the City Council and the developer. Under the Government’s National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF), which sets out the Government’s planning policies and how they should be delivered, the City Council can only ask for funds for projects which meet the ‘three tests’: the project is necessary to make the development acceptable in Planning terms it is directly related to the development; and it is fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development The Liberal Party would like to see section 106 funds be extended from community facilities and road improvements into supporting renewable energy generation, and other environmental projects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve air quality. |
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